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Task #20: Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
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By Book Riot · 90 posts · 1679 views
last updated Dec 31, 2020 02:39PM
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See me talk about this briefly in my May wrap up: https://youtu.be/47JHKR_6JAs?t=1m42s
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When you read that cute little blurb about this book? It's missing a few things. It's way, way heavier than the marketing indicates and I'm both mystified and a little peeved. Do they think that no one will read the book if they know the underlying theme? In honesty, I wouldn't have read it if I'd known the direction it would go, so I feel a little taken in that regard.
Did I like Eleanor? Oh, absolutely. I liked her a lot. I was rooting for her. That's what makes the whole backstory even less a ...more
Did I like Eleanor? Oh, absolutely. I liked her a lot. I was rooting for her. That's what makes the whole backstory even less a ...more
Loved this book.
Ms. Honeyman expertly portrays the reality of modern day loneliness. The yearning for human touch freely given, the stupors achieved in order to avoid dealing with the lack of it.
I won't go too much into the plot as there's so much there that I don't want to ruin it for a future reader.
It's wonderfully written - from the point of view of a Ms. Eleanor Oliphant - and it's brutal, and sad, and true, and you'll feel like you've actually met Eleanor by the end of it all. That she's n ...more
Ms. Honeyman expertly portrays the reality of modern day loneliness. The yearning for human touch freely given, the stupors achieved in order to avoid dealing with the lack of it.
I won't go too much into the plot as there's so much there that I don't want to ruin it for a future reader.
It's wonderfully written - from the point of view of a Ms. Eleanor Oliphant - and it's brutal, and sad, and true, and you'll feel like you've actually met Eleanor by the end of it all. That she's n ...more
Tremendous! I felt a full range of emotions from joy to sadness. There was sarcasm and sweetness. Most off, the twist surprised me. As someone said at book club, reading this book made me a better person.
Jun 11, 2018
Booktart
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review of another edition
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contemporary-fiction
I expected to love this more than I did but I still think Eleanor is such a great and original character.
I started this book, got 30 pages into it, and then it was due back at the library. I was unsure about it but still put it on hold again. I'm SO glad that I did, it ended up being a page turner. A funny, sweet, and a bit sad story of a young woman with a traumatic childhood. An incident accidentally rescuing a stranger (along with her coworker/new friend) helps her heal. 4.5 stars.
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What a delightful yet tragic book. I love Eleanor!
Aug 07, 2018
Grace
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really liked it
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